Moving Beyond The Sharing Economy To 'Sharing Cities'08:40

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Clark Waterfall of Hopkinton unlocks his Zipcar in Boston. In "Sharing Cities," Julian Agyeman argues we can move beyond just a sharing economy, to share more broadly in our communities. (Lisa Poole/AP)

The sharing economy — it's the buzzword of the moment. Uber, Airbnb, TaskRabbit, all companies that helps us share rides, space, chores, but does everyone really get to participate in that sharing?

So, venture capitalists are pouring money into technologies that help us share — but could that kind of sharing actually worsen economic inequality? What if cities took the buzz around sharing and made it possible for everyone?

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"Commercially mediated sharing can have a dark side. Sharing can skew local economies. Property owners turning to Airbnb may convert entire buildings to de facto hotels in cities such as New York, potentially contributing to housing crises."